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REDUCED PRICE: DeVoe Archtop Guitar. Solid Woods, Outstanding Tone
$4,550
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Up for your pleasure is a rare Tom DeVoe Archtop guitar built in the U.S. It’s a fine example of Tom's craftsmanship, and sounds great acoustically or through an amp. I wanted an archtop guitar to compliment my dreadnought sound after listening to a lot of Jerry Garcia's work on his Gibson Super 400. And I've always appreciated Martin Taylor, Frank Vignola, Joe Pass, etc.
It worked a treat as a compliment, and added a lovely colour to my sound pallet. Very clean, clear, balanced tone across and up/down the fingerboard. Very comfortable neck, light, easy action. And the Armstrong pickup is very versatile either direct, or with effects. I’ve played a lot of archtops, and this one is as good as they come…and a steal considering the cost of archtops both here and in the US. I'd be open
Glad to set up a Zoom/Skype call to play for you; check out the video link below. Shipping will be by courier, insured. I could drop it off anywhere between Hervey Bay and Brisbane. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://youtu.be/fkAJehf82Wo
I’ll let the luthier speak for himself:
“I am a lone artisan working from my modest home here in Holiday, Florida. At the age of 16, while living in Miami, I played my first guitar. Soon thereafter, I was introduced to the art and science of guitar-making by a local luthier, who taught me how to do my own fretwork and exposed me to some of the finer points of luthiery. At the age of 16 I entered the work force, first as a mechanic, then as a welder/fabricator, then as a machinist, and finally as a tool and die maker. After twenty-five years of fabricating everything from racing wheelchairs (Top End Inc), to AC Cobra replicas (in the capacity of working supervisor/tool designer for kit car manufacturer, Everett Morrison), to plastic injection moulds and stamping dies, I gathered up my acquired skills and returned to my first love guitar-making and in 1994, built my first guitar.
Earlier in my building career I would leave my instruments with a guitar dealer friend of mine here in New Port Richey in the hopes of getting player feedback (people can be brutally honest when your not there!). Fortunately, I was strongly encouraged by what I heard and pressed on, refining my designs with each guitar. Then it happened, a guitar that stood out as superior to those I had built previously. Even better, I knew exactly what I had done to get that sound, a sound that I felt was better than that of any available factory-made instrument. I have built more than 60 archtops.
I currently make an average of 10 guitars a year. (He no longer builds guitars.) These are, first and foremost, players guitars. Personally, I’d rather make 10 affordable instruments each year, and get them into the hands of players – than 4 or 5 highly ornate museum pieces.
My main objective in musical instrument making is to optimize both sound and playability. Pick up one of my guitars and you are likely to notice is that it is very lightweight. In fact, at an average of 5 and 1/2 pounds, my guitars weigh in at a full pound less than most other archtops. My guitars are light by design, a factor that I believe contributes to their lively response and complex tonal characteristics. I see my guitars as acoustic instruments first with pickups as an afterthought most customers are more than happy to play them unplugged!
I use only the finest top-quality woods that are available in consistent supply and that have been seasoned in humidity-controlled storage. While I build in traditional styles, with (a no need to reinvent the wheel) attitude, I continue to improve on traditional elements as with my bridge and tailpiece designs.
Each guitar, comes tap-tuned by hands and ears with sensitivity to the player’s needs. I do not use laminates! All woods used are from solid billets. Top and back plates are graduated and are offered with many options of bracing. Final tonal outcome is done by feel and ears and not by “building it to the numbers”
It worked a treat as a compliment, and added a lovely colour to my sound pallet. Very clean, clear, balanced tone across and up/down the fingerboard. Very comfortable neck, light, easy action. And the Armstrong pickup is very versatile either direct, or with effects. I’ve played a lot of archtops, and this one is as good as they come…and a steal considering the cost of archtops both here and in the US. I'd be open
Glad to set up a Zoom/Skype call to play for you; check out the video link below. Shipping will be by courier, insured. I could drop it off anywhere between Hervey Bay and Brisbane. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://youtu.be/fkAJehf82Wo
I’ll let the luthier speak for himself:
“I am a lone artisan working from my modest home here in Holiday, Florida. At the age of 16, while living in Miami, I played my first guitar. Soon thereafter, I was introduced to the art and science of guitar-making by a local luthier, who taught me how to do my own fretwork and exposed me to some of the finer points of luthiery. At the age of 16 I entered the work force, first as a mechanic, then as a welder/fabricator, then as a machinist, and finally as a tool and die maker. After twenty-five years of fabricating everything from racing wheelchairs (Top End Inc), to AC Cobra replicas (in the capacity of working supervisor/tool designer for kit car manufacturer, Everett Morrison), to plastic injection moulds and stamping dies, I gathered up my acquired skills and returned to my first love guitar-making and in 1994, built my first guitar.
Earlier in my building career I would leave my instruments with a guitar dealer friend of mine here in New Port Richey in the hopes of getting player feedback (people can be brutally honest when your not there!). Fortunately, I was strongly encouraged by what I heard and pressed on, refining my designs with each guitar. Then it happened, a guitar that stood out as superior to those I had built previously. Even better, I knew exactly what I had done to get that sound, a sound that I felt was better than that of any available factory-made instrument. I have built more than 60 archtops.
I currently make an average of 10 guitars a year. (He no longer builds guitars.) These are, first and foremost, players guitars. Personally, I’d rather make 10 affordable instruments each year, and get them into the hands of players – than 4 or 5 highly ornate museum pieces.
My main objective in musical instrument making is to optimize both sound and playability. Pick up one of my guitars and you are likely to notice is that it is very lightweight. In fact, at an average of 5 and 1/2 pounds, my guitars weigh in at a full pound less than most other archtops. My guitars are light by design, a factor that I believe contributes to their lively response and complex tonal characteristics. I see my guitars as acoustic instruments first with pickups as an afterthought most customers are more than happy to play them unplugged!
I use only the finest top-quality woods that are available in consistent supply and that have been seasoned in humidity-controlled storage. While I build in traditional styles, with (a no need to reinvent the wheel) attitude, I continue to improve on traditional elements as with my bridge and tailpiece designs.
Each guitar, comes tap-tuned by hands and ears with sensitivity to the player’s needs. I do not use laminates! All woods used are from solid billets. Top and back plates are graduated and are offered with many options of bracing. Final tonal outcome is done by feel and ears and not by “building it to the numbers”
- Date Listed:17/06/2023
- Last Edited:17/06/2023
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Shipping & Pickup
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